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Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cowboy? Sure, why not? Amazon is developing a new western series called Outrider, with the Terminator star set to executive produce and lead the cast.According to Deadline, Outrider is set in the late 1800s in Oklahoma Indian Territory. It follows a deputy that is partnered with a Federal Marshal to track a legendary outlaw in the woods. The Marshal will be played by Schwarzenegger. That might sound strange, given Schwarzenegger's thick accent, but Amazon has a solution.In the story, the Marshal immigrated to the United States as a child. That's an easy way for the series to sidestep what would otherwise be very noticeable from the beginning. If only most of Schwarzenegger's movies had come up with such simple solutions.Outrider will be co-written and executive produced by Trey Callaway and Mark Montgomery. It marks the first major scripted role for Schwarzenegger, whose previous TV experience includes one season as host of Celebrity Apprentice.The series … [Read more...] about Amazon Casts Arnold Schwarzenegger As A Totally Believable Cowboy In Western TV Show

Ever since Overwatch burst onto the scene in early 2016, we have seen a plethora of new stylistic first-person shooters burst onto the scene. Today, indie developer Lunar Rooster announced Sky Noon, a stylized take on a western first-person shooter. The game is currently set to release on Steam via Early Access later this year. The game’s title is clearly an allusion to the phrase “It’s high noon,” which is said by the Overwatch character McCree when he activates his ultimate attack and quickly became iconic. While the game may just seem like a simple Overwatch clone at first glance, it’s gameplay also takes inspiration from games like Super Smash Bros. in order to craft something unique. Sky Noon’s developers have made it clear that there aren’t any health bars in the game; instead, it is one’s goal to push their opponents off the map with a variety of weapons using hydraulics and compressed air. This is why it’s fair to say … [Read more...] about Sky Noon is a Stylistic Western FPS Where Your Goal is to Push Opponents off the Map

Today Bandai Namco released a new “pre-launch” trailer for its upcoming action fighting game The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia. The trailer showcases a lot of action fighting and familiar scenes from the anime series. We also see some characters from the new season “Revival of The Commandments” that just started airing in Japan. Alongside the trailer, we also get a batch of screenshots, showing pretty much the same elements. You can take a look at both trailer and images just below. If you want to see more, you can enjoy another recent trailer for the western version, a large number of ghameplay trailers from Japan focusing on showing several characters, another batch of character trailers and quite a few screenshots from earlier last month, the first gameplay that I recorded myself at Bandai Namco’s headquarters in Tokyo, a trailer showcasing Adventure and Multiplayer Modes, an earlier gameplay trailer, … [Read more...] about The Seven Deadly Sins Gets New Trailer and Screenshots Ahead of Western Release

Following today’s announcement for the Japanese market of New Gundam Breaker, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe followed up by revealing that the game will actually come west. According to the press release, the game will launch in western regions in 2018 as it will in Japan, even if we did not get a release window. Another element in common with the Japanese announcement is the platform, which at the moment is only PS4. Normally Bandai Namco announces additional platforms for the west as soon as the localization is revealed, but this time around the press release explicitly mentions PS4 exclusivity. The game comes with an interesting innovation compared to its predecessors. Players will still be able to acquire parts from enemy mobile suits by destroying them, but this time around you won’t need to go back to your hangar to equip them. You’ll be able to do so directly on the battlefield. Together with the announcement, we also got the first English teaser … [Read more...] about New Gundam Breaker’s Western Release Announced Exclusively for PS4; Also Coming This Year

UPDATE 17/1/18: Fortnite Battle Royale's big map update will go live tomorrow, 18th January. Among the changes are a new city area, underground mines and varying biomes. Friendly fire is also being disabled - an "exploratory" move which is "subject to change", developer Epic explained. Here's a look at some of the new map areas in action: ORIGINAL STORY 15/1/18: Fortnite Battle Royale is getting a big map update this week and some important technical changes under the hood as it celebrates yet more record player numbers. Back in December, Epic's sandbox take on the Battle Royale genre passed the 30 million players milestone, with 1.3 million people playing concurrently. Just one month later, Fortnite Battle Royale has now passed the 40 million players milestone, and last weekend recorded its highest ever peak of more than two million people playing concurrently. It's an incredible achievement - even if Fortnite's Battle Royale mode is free to download and play - and one likely fuelled … [Read more...] about “We could be the biggest game in the western world”